El Salvador

EspañolEl Salvador has a gang problem, and its army is feeling the effects of it too. Since 2010, 615 members of the country's armed forces have been removed from its ranks due to gang connections, according to Defense Secretary David… Read More...

EspañolMore than 30 percent of people in El Salvador favor the torture and execution of gang members, a new study by the Jesuit Central American University found. Many of them also agree with the idea of police foregoing due process to… Read More...

EspañolHonduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez announced on Monday that El Salvador will join the Customs Union that went into effect a few weeks ago between his country and Guatemala. The agreement will establish more open borders… Read More...

EspañolEl Salvador's two main political parties have finished their primaries and selected their 2018 candidates for both mayoral and congressional seats — but not without controversy. Republican National Alliance (ARENA) and the… Read More...

EspañolTen of the world's 50 most dangerous cities are located in Latin America, a new report shows.
The Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice released its annual report of the 50 most dangerous cities, and a fifth… Read More...

EspañolOne of El Salvador's most prominent officials has been under investigation since 2014, it was recently revealed.
José Luis Merino is the Deputy Investment Minister for El Salvador, and a prominent figure for the country's… Read More...

EspañolDrug trafficking in the United States can be tracked back to gangs in El Salvador, known as maras, that make use of money laundering schemes and the deep web to carry out operations, according to new findings by The United… Read More...

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The United States government will hold a meeting in June in Miami with the presidents of Honduras, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and El Salvador, with the aim of making efforts to improve the security of the Latin American… Read More...

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The MS-13 gang has at least 1,200 members in Los Angeles, who are known as "mareros." It is widely considered to be the most violent and dangerous criminal group in the southern California city where the organization was… Read More...

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According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agency (ATF), on Wednesday, Los Angeles police carried out more than 50 raids aimed at capturing leaders of the MS-13 gang.
"Today we have broken the… Read More...

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US President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions met Tuesday morning to discuss the notoriously violent Salvadorean gang MS-13.
Donald Trump signed an executive order shortly after taking office in which he… Read More...

EspañolThe biggest illegal business of El Salvador's maras gang is extortion. It's their main source of income (not, surprisingly, the sale of drugs). One of the biggest challenges the maras are facing is the tendency for its members to… Read More...

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